Robert Croak

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6,616 appearances 39 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 2d ago

Robert Croak’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Rich Habits Podcast · AI Safety Fears, Fed Rate Hikes, & Airbnb's $250M Housing Fund · 18 Sep 2026 podcast

Alongside the capital, podcast-host

The company is launching an open source data set tracking housing policy nationwide and a $5 million competition for tech that simplifies actually building homes, betting that zoning and permitting reform matters as much as the money. podcast-host

And I really like that part of this more than anything because everyone I talk to around the country that are builders that are in real estate. podcast-host

like myself all struggle with the local zoning and permitting in some areas Austin take up to year, 18 months to get the zoning approved and finished. podcast-host

And they need to fix that. podcast-host

We live in a world with a lot of technology. podcast-host

It should never take a year to 18 months to get that done. podcast-host

I mean, you remember vividly, we talked about this at length in the Rich Habits Network when I was trying to do the tiny home affordable housing community in Toledo, Ohio. podcast-host

There was a perfect site that would hold 90 homes. podcast-host

And I spent a year in red tape and couldn't get it pushed through. podcast-host

And that really speaks volumes. podcast-host

There needs to be more government intervention to get this done. podcast-host

And that starts at the base level of understanding. podcast-host

What is needed and how to fix the problem. podcast-host

So let's talk about this $250 million program. podcast-host

I don't think it's going to move Airbnb's earnings in any material way. podcast-host

It's a political and reputational hedge, but not a growth driver. podcast-host

But it does something else that's definitely worth watching. podcast-host

It takes the regulatory ammunition away from city councils, weighing short-term rental restrictions. podcast-host

Which is a real tail risk for a stock trading at a premium multiple that assumes those restrictions stay limited. podcast-host

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